We liveblogden de rellen in Engeland

Bij onze collega's in Londen houden ze sinds gisteravond een liveblog bij van de rellen die zich door Engeland aan het verspreiden zijn. Hieronder kun je datzelfde liveblog net zo live lezen als het daar wordt geschreven. Alle aangegeven tijden zijn trouwens GMT (-1 uur dus).

02.21AM: North London quiet as a mouse on the journey home from our offices to our beds. The fire at the council recycling depot in Tottenham is now out, but Merseyside police confirm that four fire engines have been “put out of use” during the riots in Liverpool that are still continuing on the edge of Toxteth. We’ll pick this up tomorrow, but it’s goodnight from us for now.

01.25AM: Someone posted this photo to Twitter. They reckon it’s Lawrence Road in Liverpool.

01.22AM: Apparently fire engines are en route to a council recycling depot in Tottenham, where 200 foot high flames are burning, possibly after the explosion of a recycling truck fire tank.

01.13AM: Ellis in Liverpool says “loads of scals are lobbing bricks at police.” Here are some pictures, from Bootle, Smithdown Road and Walton respectively.

01.09AM: A BAND ARE PLAYING FREEDOM JAZZ ON THE STREETS OF BRIXTON (via The West Londoner)

01.02AM: Reports from our man in Birmingham (@richardpfranks that a shot has been fired at police. Confirmed by Sky News, and West Midlands Police sent in a firearm squad.

00.55AM: A heartening video from earlier today this year in Manchester Vancouver. Still heartening, though. (Via @JayCrosbie)

00.47AM: A couple of pictures from VICE’s Sam Breen in Manchester, one captioned “H.Pollock by shudehill has been turned over,” the other “Subway staff on Piccadilly Gardens show some humour”.

00.44AM: Soul-stirring comment left on our THE BATTLE OF MARE STREET blog. “I am a Chinese young people, very concerned about your situation and hope that London will soon be restored to the original state, hope 2012 Olympic Games a great success. Come on London, I love the world, come on earth!”

00.37AM: North London is pretty sleepy. A VICE crew heard it was kicking off in Kentish Town, so they headed down. All they saw was three riot vans arresting two 10-year-old boys. While they were there, one of their mums called from round the corner. She said she’d just walked out of the tube station and come across a group of about ten young teenage boys in hoodies. One of them leant over and said to her, “We’re not a riot, you know.” “Don’t worry,” she replied, “I’m not the least scared.” As she walked past she heard one of them say, “What a nice lady.” Ahhh, don’t worry Manchester, it gets better.

00.34AM: Who would have thought it? Riots start in Slough. If those guys make the place where I was born look like a piece of grey shit, I’m not gonna be happy. #oh

00.28AM: Pretty funny aside to the Manchester riots, apparently Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green clothing store was raided. Well, maybe that’s not funny – I still refuse to betray my early-teenage love for Oasis – but Sky News described Gallagher as a “former rock singer”. Looks like one news agency haven’t been keeping their beady eye out.

00.17AM: The EDL provide more comedy relief.

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